It is that time of year again: gardening season in the Pacific Northwest. Finally! It was a strange Winter here with record precipitation and colder-than-usual temperatures. My garden is about a month behind the typical schedule. Still....better late than never.

If you haven't yet got your hands dirty, now is the time. Even if you don't have garden space, most of us can find room for a Container or two. There is something absolutely satisfying about picking your own lettuce for a salad or slicing up a radish that was grown steps from your kitchen. You can't get more local with your eating than that!

For more tips on eating locally, join us for our Monthly Market cooking demos at the Verdant Community Wellness Center over the next several months. We will be featuring PNW grown and raised foods gathered from the various Farmers' Markets. The cooking demos will include several recipes and, of course, food samples to share. Yum!